# Official Journal C 258/2019

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 621 August 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 258

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 621 August 2019

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 258/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9429 — Sports Direct International/GAME Digital) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 258/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9429 — Sports Direct International/GAME Digital) (
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  )

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
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| | European Central Bank |
| 2019/C 258/02 CON/2019/28 | Opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank of 25 July 2019 on a Council recommendation on the appointment of the President of the European Central Bank (CON/2019/28) | 2 |

III   Preparatory acts

European Central Bank

2019/C 258/02 CON/2019/28

Opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank of 25 July 2019 on a Council recommendation on the appointment of the President of the European Central Bank (CON/2019/28)

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2019/C 258/03 | List of appointments made by the Council — January-July 2019 (social field) | 3 |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 258/04 | Euro exchange rates | 8 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2019/C 258/05 | Notice from the Government of Malta concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons | 9 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2019/C 258/03

List of appointments made by the Council — January-July 2019 (social field)

3

European Commission

2019/C 258/04

Euro exchange rates

8

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2019/C 258/05

Notice from the Government of Malta concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 1.8.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/1 |
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1.8.2019

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9429 — Sports Direct International/GAME Digital)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 258/01)

On 26 July 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9429. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9429. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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III Preparatory acts

European Central Bank

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/2

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OPINION OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 25 July 2019

on a Council recommendation on the appointment of the President of the European Central Bank

(CON/2019/28)

(2019/C 258/02)

Introduction and legal basis

On 16 July 2019 the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the President of the European Council for an opinion on Council Recommendation of 9 July 2019 on the appointment of the President of the European Central Bank (1).

The competence of the ECB’s Governing Council to deliver an opinion is based on Article 283(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

General observations

| 1. | The Council’s recommendation, which was submitted to the European Council and on which the European Parliament and the ECB’s Governing Council are being consulted, recommends that Christine LAGARDE be appointed as President of the ECB for a term of office of eight years with effect from 1 November 2019. |
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| 2. | The ECB’s Governing Council is of the opinion that the proposed candidate is a person of recognised standing and professional experience in monetary or banking matters as required by Article 283(2) of the Treaty. |
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| 3. | The ECB’s Governing Council has no objection to the Council’s recommendation to appoint Christine LAGARDE as President of the ECB. |
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Done at Frankfurt am Main, 25 July 2019.

The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI

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(1)  OJ C 235, 12.7.2019, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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List of appointments made by the Council

January-July 2019 (social field)

(2019/C 258/03)

| Committee | End of term of office | Publication in OJ | Person replaced | Resignation | Member/alternate | Category | Country | Person appointed | Affiliation | Date of Council Decision |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2022 | OJ C 100, 15.3.2019 | Mr Arnaud PUJAL | Resignation | Alternate | Government | France | Ms Lucie MEDIAVILLA | Direction générale du travail | 6.6.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 28.2.2022 | OJ C 100, 15.3.2019 | Mr Pierre THILLAUD | Resignation | Alternate | Employers | France | Mr Patrick LÉVY | Médecin Conseil | 6.6.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Ms Vera BADE | Resignation | Member | Government | Germany | Ms Marie BIELKE | Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales | 12.3.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Ms Marinella COLUCCI | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Italy | Ms Marianna D'ANGELO | Agenzia Nazionale per le Politiche attive e Passive del Lavoro | 12.3.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Ms Eszter ENYEDI | Resignation | Member | Government | Hungary | Ms Rita ANTÓNI | Ministry of Finance | 12.3.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Mr Torben Damsgaard JENSEN | Resignation | Member | Employees | Denmark | Mr Mads BUSCK | Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation | 14.5.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Ms Sidse Skraastad CLEMMENSEN | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Denmark | Ms Louise SØRENSEN | DK Perm Rep. | 14.5.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Ms Helo TAMME | Resignation | Member | Employers | Estonia | Ms Katrin TRUVE | Kesko Senukai Estonia Ltd | 14.5.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Ms Serena FACELLO | Resignation | Member | Employers | Italy | Mr Paolo BALDAZZI | Confcommercio | 14.5.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Ms Agata DUDEK | Resignation | Member | Government | Poland | Ms Aleksandra LANGE | Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy | 14.5.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Ms Aleksandra LANGE | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Poland | Mr Marcin WIATRÓW | Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy | 14.5.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Ms Alexandra KRAMER | Resignation | Member | Employees | Germany | Ms Livia HENTSCHEL | DGB-Bundersvorstand | 14.5.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Ms Cornelia HOCKE | Resignation | Member | Employers | Austria | Mr Severin GRUBER | Industriellenvereinigung | 8.7.2019 |
| Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers | 24.9.2020 | OJ C 366, 10.10.2018 | Mr Hansjörg PAYR | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Austria | Mr Christian LACINA | Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz | 8.7.2019 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Ms Karin MØHL LARSEN | Resignation | Member | Government | Denmark | Ms Marie-Louise OUTZEN | Danish Ministry of Employment | 12.2.2019 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Ms Christiane MIßLBECK-WINBERG | Resignation | Member | Employers | Denmark | Ms Helene TANDERUP | Confederation of Danish Employers (DA) | 12.2.2019 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Mr Henning GADE | Resignation | Alternate | Employers | Denmark | Ms Trine Birgitte HOUGAARD | Confederation of Danish Employers (DA) | 12.2.2019 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Ms Aida Carla BATISTA MORAIS | Resignation | Member | Employers | Portugal | Mr Nuno Filipe RAIMUNDO SILVA CORREIA | União Geral de Trabalhadores (UGT) | 12.3.2019 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Mr Jordi GARCÍA VIÑA | Resignation | Alternate | Employers | Spain | Ms Rosa SANTOS FERNANDEZ | CEOE Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations | 12.3.2019 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Ms Marie-Louise OUTZEN | Resignation | Alternate | Government | Denmark | Mr Jan STRØBÆK | The Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment | 8.4.2019 |
| Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems | 19.10.2020 | OJ C 341, 16.10.2015 | Mr Tomasz JASIŃSKI | Resignation | Alternate | Employees | Poland | Mr Jan POLACZEK | Forum Związków Zawodowych | 14.5.2019 |
| Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 31.3.2023 | OJ C 135, 11.4.2019 | Ms Nathalie BUET | Resignation | Member | Employers | France | Mr Patrick LÉVY | Médecin Conseil | 6.6.2019 |
| Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 31.3.2023 | OJ C 135, 11.4.2019 | Mr Alfred LIA | Resignation | Member | Trade Unions | Malta | Mr Anthony CASARU | Forum of Maltese Unions (For.U.M.) | 6.6.2019 |
| Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work | 31.3.2023 | OJ C 135, 11.4.2019 | Mr Edwin BALZAN | Resignation | Alternate | Trade Unions | Malta | Mr Alfred LIA | General Workers' Union | 6.6.2019 |
| Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training | 31.3.2023 | OJ C 136, 12.4.2019 | Mr Mario SPITERI | Resignation | Member | Employers | Malta | Mr Joseph FARRUGIA | Malta Employers Association | 8.7.2019 |
| Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training | 31.3.2023 | OJ C 136, 12.4.2019 | Mr Joseph FARRUGIA | Resignation | Alternate | Employers | Malta | Mr Joe TANTI | The Malta Business Bureau (MBB) | 8.7.2019 |
| Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | 31.3.2023 | OJ C 135, 11.4.2019 | Ms Sandra GATT | Resignation | Member | Government | Malta | Ms Diane VELLA MUSCAT | Department for Industrial and Employment Relations | 25.6.2019 |

Committee

End of term of office

Publication in OJ

Person replaced

Resignation

Member/alternate

Category

Country

Person appointed

Affiliation

Date of Council Decision

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2022

OJ C 100, 15.3.2019

Mr Arnaud PUJAL

Resignation

Alternate

Government

France

Ms Lucie MEDIAVILLA

Direction générale du travail

6.6.2019

Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

28.2.2022

OJ C 100, 15.3.2019

Mr Pierre THILLAUD

Resignation

Alternate

Employers

France

Mr Patrick LÉVY

Médecin Conseil

6.6.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Ms Vera BADE

Resignation

Member

Government

Germany

Ms Marie BIELKE

Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales

12.3.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Ms Marinella COLUCCI

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Italy

Ms Marianna D'ANGELO

Agenzia Nazionale per le Politiche attive e Passive del Lavoro

12.3.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Ms Eszter ENYEDI

Resignation

Member

Government

Hungary

Ms Rita ANTÓNI

Ministry of Finance

12.3.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Mr Torben Damsgaard JENSEN

Resignation

Member

Employees

Denmark

Mr Mads BUSCK

Fagbevægelsens Hovedorganisation

14.5.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Ms Sidse Skraastad CLEMMENSEN

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Denmark

Ms Louise SØRENSEN

DK Perm Rep.

14.5.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Ms Helo TAMME

Resignation

Member

Employers

Estonia

Ms Katrin TRUVE

Kesko Senukai Estonia Ltd

14.5.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Ms Serena FACELLO

Resignation

Member

Employers

Italy

Mr Paolo BALDAZZI

Confcommercio

14.5.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Ms Agata DUDEK

Resignation

Member

Government

Poland

Ms Aleksandra LANGE

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy

14.5.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Ms Aleksandra LANGE

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Poland

Mr Marcin WIATRÓW

Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy

14.5.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Ms Alexandra KRAMER

Resignation

Member

Employees

Germany

Ms Livia HENTSCHEL

DGB-Bundersvorstand

14.5.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Ms Cornelia HOCKE

Resignation

Member

Employers

Austria

Mr Severin GRUBER

Industriellenvereinigung

8.7.2019

Advisory Committee on Freedom of Movement for Workers

24.9.2020

OJ C 366, 10.10.2018

Mr Hansjörg PAYR

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Austria

Mr Christian LACINA

Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Gesundheit und Konsumentenschutz

8.7.2019

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Ms Karin MØHL LARSEN

Resignation

Member

Government

Denmark

Ms Marie-Louise OUTZEN

Danish Ministry of Employment

12.2.2019

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Ms Christiane MIßLBECK-WINBERG

Resignation

Member

Employers

Denmark

Ms Helene TANDERUP

Confederation of Danish Employers (DA)

12.2.2019

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Mr Henning GADE

Resignation

Alternate

Employers

Denmark

Ms Trine Birgitte HOUGAARD

Confederation of Danish Employers (DA)

12.2.2019

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Ms Aida Carla BATISTA MORAIS

Resignation

Member

Employers

Portugal

Mr Nuno Filipe RAIMUNDO SILVA CORREIA

União Geral de Trabalhadores (UGT)

12.3.2019

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Mr Jordi GARCÍA VIÑA

Resignation

Alternate

Employers

Spain

Ms Rosa SANTOS FERNANDEZ

CEOE Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations

12.3.2019

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Ms Marie-Louise OUTZEN

Resignation

Alternate

Government

Denmark

Mr Jan STRØBÆK

The Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment

8.4.2019

Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems

19.10.2020

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015

Mr Tomasz JASIŃSKI

Resignation

Alternate

Employees

Poland

Mr Jan POLACZEK

Forum Związków Zawodowych

14.5.2019

Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

31.3.2023

OJ C 135, 11.4.2019

Ms Nathalie BUET

Resignation

Member

Employers

France

Mr Patrick LÉVY

Médecin Conseil

6.6.2019

Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

31.3.2023

OJ C 135, 11.4.2019

Mr Alfred LIA

Resignation

Member

Trade Unions

Malta

Mr Anthony CASARU

Forum of Maltese Unions (For.U.M.)

6.6.2019

Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

31.3.2023

OJ C 135, 11.4.2019

Mr Edwin BALZAN

Resignation

Alternate

Trade Unions

Malta

Mr Alfred LIA

General Workers' Union

6.6.2019

Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

31.3.2023

OJ C 136, 12.4.2019

Mr Mario SPITERI

Resignation

Member

Employers

Malta

Mr Joseph FARRUGIA

Malta Employers Association

8.7.2019

Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

31.3.2023

OJ C 136, 12.4.2019

Mr Joseph FARRUGIA

Resignation

Alternate

Employers

Malta

Mr Joe TANTI

The Malta Business Bureau (MBB)

8.7.2019

Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

31.3.2023

OJ C 135, 11.4.2019

Ms Sandra GATT

Resignation

Member

Government

Malta

Ms Diane VELLA MUSCAT

Department for Industrial and Employment Relations

25.6.2019

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European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/8

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Euro exchange rates (1)

31 July 2019

(2019/C 258/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1151 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 121,04 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4674 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,91623 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,6645 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1041 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 134,70 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,7778 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,658 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 326,48 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2912 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,7338 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,1610 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6175 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4662 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,7289 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6883 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5261 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 318,25 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,8634 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,6743 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3823 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 639,30 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6015 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 56,685 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 70,8041 |
| THB | Thai baht | 34,273 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2180 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,2005 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 76,6965 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1151

JPY

Japanese yen

121,04

DKK

Danish krone

7,4674

GBP

Pound sterling

0,91623

SEK

Swedish krona

10,6645

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1041

ISK

Iceland króna

134,70

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,7778

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,658

HUF

Hungarian forint

326,48

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2912

RON

Romanian leu

4,7338

TRY

Turkish lira

6,1610

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6175

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4662

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,7289

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6883

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5261

KRW

South Korean won

1 318,25

ZAR

South African rand

15,8634

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,6743

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3823

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 639,30

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6015

PHP

Philippine peso

56,685

RUB

Russian rouble

70,8041

THB

Thai baht

34,273

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2180

MXN

Mexican peso

21,2005

INR

Indian rupee

76,6965

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 1.8.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/9 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/9

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Notice from the Government of Malta concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(2019/C 258/05)

Pursuant to the Notice from the Government of Malta concerning the above-mentioned Directive published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 24 March 2015 (2015/C 97/05), the Office of the Prime Minister hereby notifies that Area 5 is now available for authorisation on a permanent basis under either an exploration licence or an exploration and production licence until further notice.

The Office of the Prime Minister also notifies that pursuant to the Notice from the Government of Malta concerning the above-mentioned Directive published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 21 September 2017 (2017/C 313/02), Blocks 1, 2 and 3 of Area 3 are now under an authorisation and are not available for licensing until further notice.

Information regarding this notice may be obtained by contacting the Director-General of the Continental Shelf Department at the Office of the Prime Minister, Block F, Antonio Maurizio Valperga Street, Floriana, FRN 1700, Malta on dgcs.opm@gov.mt and on continentalshelf.gov.mt.

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